Gnomeregan

Would anyone at all be upset if, with the next expansion, the gnomes finally reclaimed all of Gnomeregan and it stopped being an instance players could run? I mean it seems fairly obvious to me the only reason Gnomeregan wasnt reclaimed at the same time as the Echo Isles was because most of it is an instance. From what I can tell from leveling up quite a few low level alts via the LFG tool, Gnomeregan as an instance seems almost universally disliked, so would you be happy if it was just entirely removed and the gnomes finally reclaimed the city?

Would anyone at all be upset if, with the next expansion, the gnomes finally reclaimed all of Gnomeregan and it stopped being an instance players could run? I mean it seems fairly obvious to me the only reason Gnomeregan wasnt reclaimed at the same time as the Echo Isles was because most of it is an instance. From what I can tell from leveling up quite a few low level alts via the LFG tool, Gnomeregan as an instance seems almost universally disliked, so would you be happy if it was just entirely removed and the gnomes finally reclaimed the city?

Would anyone at all be upset if, with the next expansion, the gnomes finally reclaimed all of Gnomeregan and it stopped being an instance players could run? I mean it seems fairly obvious to me the only reason Gnomeregan wasnt reclaimed at the same time as the Echo Isles was because most of it is an instance. From what I can tell from leveling up quite a few low level alts via the LFG tool, Gnomeregan as an instance seems almost universally disliked, so would you be happy if it was just entirely removed and the gnomes finally reclaimed the city?

They should have got thier home back when the trolls got thiers back

Originally Posted by Teriz

Not at all. Could even set up a Tinker class introduction.

Sorry but Tinker is not coming and please don't derail this in to a Tinker thread

Considering that the Gnomes are the only playable faction in the entire game without their own capital city, Blizzard ought to get around to it. I really want to see what kind of city the gnomes rebuild for themselves. But since the instance is already there, there's really no reason to remove it, so I'd say keep it.

(Edit: Forgot to mention that the Worgen don't have a home, hopefully Blizzard will deal with that someday).

Absolutely love Gnomeregan, mostly out of love for Gnomes and general nostalgia. Used to run it all the time, and dying so often! Good times.
Honestly, I liked the Cataclysm changes, where we now have a unique Gnome starting zone and still keep the dungeon. I dont see any reason for it to change further, besides it being nice from a Lore point of view. A second capital in Dun Morogh wouldnt work and there are things that need change more.
It would be cool if Gnomeregan sort of turned into a quarter of Ironforge, connected by Tram, like a harbour with an underground Submarine docks, from where we could travel into the world. (Boats docking at a submerged town in Menethil is weird!) Possibly linked to underwater zones in upcoming expansion.
Whatever happens though: Keep the instance!

Most of my characters are Gnomish, but Gnomeregan is the reason I stop using LFG for about ten levels when rolling out a new one.

It's a massive kick in the balls that the city wasn't reclaimed entirely, so I say the next expansion would be a great time to finally recover it. Remove the instance, make the city a full-on 1-15 levelling hub with profession and class trainers.

To parrot GC, "what gameplay advantage would removing a commonly run leveling instance and replacing it with a redundant Alliance capital city in a zone that already has an Alliance capital city offer?"